It reiterated that pilgrims require a Haj visa and it can be obtained through recognised official channels
Liamine Zeroual, a former general who led the country from 1995 to 1998 in the midst of its bloody civil war against the Islamists, is a respected figure in this oil-rich North African country of 38 million.
In a statement, he described the presidency as “a heavy and delicate task, both moral and physical” — an allusion to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s poor state of health.
He also criticized the 2008 decision to remove term limits from the presidency that allowed Bouteflika to run again.
The 77-year-old president suffered a stroke last year that has left him partially paralyzed and with difficulty talking, yet he has gone ahead with plans to run for a fourth term in the April 17 elections.
On Tuesday, his political advisor Abdelaziz Belkhadem said that while the president’s legs are now paralyzed, “he is lucid and in possession of his intellectual capacities, allowing him to take decisions.”
With the backing of the powerful ruling party and the machinery of the state, Bouteflika is expected to win.
Algeria is a key Western ally in the fight against terrorism.
There have been small demonstrations all over the country against Bouteflika’s fourth term, but most have been swiftly crushed by security forces.
It reiterated that pilgrims require a Haj visa and it can be obtained through recognised official channels
The 18-year-old was taken to hospital in a serious condition
The brothers, who say they are innocent, are accused of having formed an organised criminal network in early 2021 in Romania, as well as in the US and Britain
The left-handed batter scored 3369 runs in 136 one-day internationals and 2893 in 140 Twenty20 internationals — both Pakistan records
Food supplies were distributed to 80 households
On January 31, a heart was airlifted from Delhi to Chennai, paving the way for Ayesha Rashid's life-saving surgery
The online retailer, which is headquartered in Singapore, has said it has around 108 million monthly active users in the 27-nation EU
The baby girl named Rouh, meaning Soul, suffered respiratory problems and a weak immune system, a doctor at the Emirati Hospital in Rafah said